The weather is incredible and promises to be. I’m thinking shorts and T’s! I’ve already started the tanning cream in hopes that my legs don’t look as pasty white as they have been! And I’ve beefed up my workout schedule. JT got my bike in working order so I’ve been biking the 8 km to and from work! Summer…BRING IT!
In an effort to cut back and hopefully lose a couple of pounds, I decided to eat vegetarian for a week. It’s not as much of a challenge as it would have been 20 years ago, there are so many incredible vegetarian products out there, and one that recently surfaced on my radar again are Sheritaki Noodles. They are low carb, low fat and they have a decent amount of protein. I usually buy this brand of Sheritaki Noodles. I have to admit, one needs a good robust sauce over these noodles because even after they are rinsed well, and heated they still have a bit of a fishy smell (the package calls it uniquely distinct). JT won’t eat them. So I have them for lunch during the week.
Lots of garlic and the basil in the pesto really helped mask the fishy flavour so distinct of this product
Sheritaki Noodles with Tofu Pesto
an original recipe by Kitcheninspirations (serves 1)
Ingredients:
- a handful of fresh basil
- 55 g of firm tofu
- 2 cloves of garlic finely minced
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- salt
- 1 green onion finely chopped
- 4 steamed asparagus cut into 3 cm pieces
- 113g Sharitake Noodles
Directions:
- In the bowl of a small food processor, add the basil, tofu, minced garlic, lemon juice and salt, process until it is a smooth paste (like pesto).
- Warm the sheritaki noodles as per package directions, toss with the pesto and the asparagus and garnish with the green onions. Enjoy.
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